Trump Argues For Keeping Confederate Statues, Calls Removal "Foolish"

As a growing number of American cities worked to remove statues commemorating the Confederacy, President Donald Trump defended the statues again Thursday, arguing that removing them uproots American "culture" and history.

Meanwhile, following his presscon on Tuesday, the US President invited condemnation from close corners after he partly expressed solidarity with white supremacists when he said that the incident could be blamed on both sides.

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She said, "it was important that we move quickly and quietly, and that's what we did".

That the ignominious deed was done in the dead of night (like Bob Irsay's removal of the Baltimore Colts) incenses me and undoubtedly other thoughtful people who appreciate the city's history and works of art.

After condemning the violent protests in Charlottesville last week Gen. Robert E. Lee's great-great grandson suggested that Confederate statues be exhibited in museums, instead of public parks.

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In 2016, a study by the Southern Poverty Law Center documented more than 700 Confederate statues and monuments across the country. A state tally shows at least 120 Civil War monuments around North Carolina, the vast majority dedicated to the Confederacy.

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Lee and Alexander Hamilton Stephens, who served as vice president of the Confederacy and was a fierce supporter of slavery. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced legislation Thursday to remove all confederate statues from the U.S.

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The bill was approved by the House on Friday, while the Senate passed its own version of the bill, SB73, on July 25. Of the governor's 20 total special-session priorities, nine became law. "That's why elections matter", he said.

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